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and what became clear very early on is proposals that you mentioned from russia, china, a variety of arab states to interject the internet into the discussion. as you know, there are two big concerns with that. number one is freedom. we do not want to create even the smallest of doors opening that would run the risk that there would be content censorship. the second thing is, it provides a huge wealth of opportunities and it does well candidly when it's being left alone. when innovation can happen, infrastructure side, content side, et cetera. so we made a very strong statement at the end of the conference a that we were not going to sign this treaty. we had, as you know, 55 nations said either they were going to not sign or think about it more, which obviously is a sign of more concern. and this is part avalon ger, broader discussion that needs to happen about what's going to allow the internet to succeed. >> i think that many of president barack obama's programs i disagree with but i do believe that he appointed you and i am fully behind his approach regarding this issue because it
and what became clear very early on is proposals that you mentioned from russia, china, a variety of arab states to interject the internet into the discussion. as you know, there are two big concerns with that. number one is freedom. we do not want to create even the smallest of doors opening that would run the risk that there would be content censorship. the second thing is, it provides a huge wealth of opportunities and it does well candidly when it's being left alone. when innovation can...
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russia 1.43 and germany, 1.41. at the very bottom of the list, other than certain countries where the information is not available, the bottom of this list was singapore at .78. i know we're dealing with so many issues nowadays and i blow a gasket over many of them, whether fiscal cliff, unfunded liabilities, at some point, growth is the answer. when you start considering where the engines of growth have been and what their population declines may be, it makes one wonder, where is the horsepower from global growth will come from and this at some point needs to affect the picks in your stock portfolio. back to you. >> rick, i'll take it from you, rick santelli. >>> even starbucks is worried about the fiscal cliff. and we'll take you live to one of those location as they launch their initiative. back in two. to live a better retirement. it's called a reverse mortgage. [ male announcer ] call right now to receive your free dvd and booklet with no obligation. it answers questions like how a reverse mortgage works, how
russia 1.43 and germany, 1.41. at the very bottom of the list, other than certain countries where the information is not available, the bottom of this list was singapore at .78. i know we're dealing with so many issues nowadays and i blow a gasket over many of them, whether fiscal cliff, unfunded liabilities, at some point, growth is the answer. when you start considering where the engines of growth have been and what their population declines may be, it makes one wonder, where is the...
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and that includes asia, and it includes fast growing markets like russia and turkey as well as western europe and latin america. but we think that that is a key differentiator for us as a company, that we have so many great platforms around the world in such geographic diverse tiff. and our international margins are close to 50%, because we use the content from discovery, animal planet, science, i.d., around the world. >> david, simon hobbs has a question he wants to get in here. >> would you like to buyske buy b in the united kingdom, david? >> it's a great business run by germ my derrick. but that's not what we do. it's primarily a distributor. they're directv on steroids. they also own a number of channels. but that's not what we do. we're very excited about this new deal that we announced today, the southern deal of the euro sport. euro sport is a very unique platform. it's a sports channel between one and three channels in 59 countries. >> david, if given the chance, will you acquire a majority stake as this agreement allows for over time? >> we're going to see over the next two y
and that includes asia, and it includes fast growing markets like russia and turkey as well as western europe and latin america. but we think that that is a key differentiator for us as a company, that we have so many great platforms around the world in such geographic diverse tiff. and our international margins are close to 50%, because we use the content from discovery, animal planet, science, i.d., around the world. >> david, simon hobbs has a question he wants to get in here. >>...